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Which of these statements best describes clothing styles in a folk culture? Clothing styles are often born out of necessity and are a result of environmental factors.
Folk songs are more likely than popular songs to tell a story about life-cycle events, work, or natural disasters
Some of the world's major religions have spread from their hearths through the use of missionaries. This type of spread can be classified by geographers as relocation diffusion
Which of the following statements is not true regarding the diffusion of Christianity? Jesus Christ traveled throughout the Roman Empire preaching his message and engaging new converts to Christianity.
Which of these types of cultures is more likely to be practiced by a small, isolated group of people? folk culture
Which of the following belief systems states that the existence of God cannot be proven empirically? Agnosticism
In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is typical of large heterogenous groups
The principal religion of Central and South America is Roman Catholicism
Variations in the English language between the United States, Great Britain, and Australia are an example of dialects
A migrant moves to a new location and over time they become less recognizable from the culture they migrated from. This is an example of assimilation
Which of the following countries has the largest number of Shia Muslims? Iran
Which of these types of cultures is more likely to diffuse quickly with little regard for geographic boundaries? Pop cultures
Examine the image below. Which of the following languages is not considered a romance language? German
The largest branch of Islam, to which as many as 90 percent of all Muslims belong, is called Sunni
The viewpoint of evaluating other cultures based upon one's own culture is best described as Ethnocentrism
Cultural diffusion can contribute to a new language being developed. What is the name for a type of language which results from two or more languages combining over time to create a newer widely spoken language? Creole Language
A minaret is an architectural feature common to places of worship in which of the following religions? Islam
You are watching a YouTube video about fashion styles and you see something new which you like. The next day you come to school dressed in that fashion style. Which of these terms best describes this type of cultural diffusion? Expansion Diffusion
Examine the language tree below. English is a terminal language of which branch on the language tree? Germanic
Look at the picture below. This picture best represents which type of culture? Folk culture
Linguists estimate that by the year 2100, ________ of the world's currently spoken languages will have become extinct. half
Which of these describes the spread of a culture trait outward from its hearth through direct contact with others? Contagious Diffusion
When we analyze the patterns of popular culture in our surroundings, we can surmise that nodes of innovation are central to the process of hierarchical diffusion.
In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is more likely to vary from time to time at a given place.
The Indo-European language family includes the major languages of Europe and those dominant in all the following regions EXCEPT Central Asia
Which of the following is an example of an ethnic religion? Judaism
The diffusion pattern of Wal-Mart stores, which have spread from small towns to large cities throughout the United States, is an example of reverse hierarchical diffusion
A large area in which several different cultures all share similar traits is known as cultural realm
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